United States onlyThis position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Forward Deployed AI Engineer in the United States.
This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of AI, backend software engineering, and mission-critical deployments. You will embed with strategic customers, acting as a technical partner to deliver Generative AI systems that operate across cloud, on-prem, and edge/air-gapped environments. The position emphasizes rapid, secure, and reliable deployment of advanced software to solve complex challenges. You will work hands-on with AI/LLM technologies, data pipelines, APIs, and integrations, while shaping reusable patterns and frameworks for future deployments. This is a highly visible, customer-facing role requiring strong technical leadership, problem-solving in ambiguous environments, and direct contribution to operational impact. Travel of up to 25% may be required, with flexibility depending on personal preferences.
Accountabilities:
- Embed with customers to understand requirements, architect solutions, and ensure adoption of AI-driven systems.
- Design, build, deploy, and operate agentic Generative AI systems, including APIs, ETL pipelines, integration layers, and Retrieval Augmented Generation solutions.
- Work across cloud, on-prem, and tactical edge/air-gapped environments to ensure software operates where needed.
- Prototype and implement solutions using core product frameworks, bringing field insights to inform continuous improvement.
- Lead delivery planning: define roadmaps, prioritize work, balance speed, quality, and scope, and coordinate across teams and stakeholders.
- Codify reusable patterns, internal frameworks, playbooks, and tools for faster and safer future deployments.
- Act as the technical liaison to customer leadership, communicating complex concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Requirements
- 3+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience in backend or full-stack development, ideally in government, public sector, or high-assurance environments.
- Strong backend engineering skills with production-grade Python or TypeScript code, and experience with services, APIs, data pipelines, and integrations.
- Familiarity with LLMs or Generative AI systems, including context engineering and understanding how AI behavior impacts product or mission outcomes.
- Ability to work effectively in ambiguous and dynamic settings, define scope, make trade-offs, remove blockers, and deliver under pressure.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with internal teams and customer stakeholders.
- Mission-oriented mindset with a commitment to supporting defense and national security objectives.
- U.S. Citizenship required; active TS/SCI clearance or eligibility strongly preferred.
Nice to Have:
- Experience deploying applications on Kubernetes in secure or air-gapped environments.
- Knowledge of information retrieval fundamentals, including keyword/vector-based search, document parsing, reranking, and SQL/NoSQL search engines.
- Experience with LLM evaluation, open-source LLM/SLM models (e.g., Llama3, Mixtral), inference frameworks, fine-tuning, and structured outputs.
Benefits
- Competitive salary range: $123,250—$201,250 USD, based on experience.
- Fully remote work within the U.S., with up to 25% travel flexibility.
- Premium health coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision) fully paid.
- Life and disability insurance coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan and company stock options.
- Home office budget and reimbursement for approved training, subscriptions, and conferences.
- Unlimited paid time off with mandatory 10 days off, plus 11 federal holidays, including the week of Thanksgiving and last two weeks of December.
- Paid parental leave and support for continuous learning and professional development.
Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.
When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.
🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.
📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.
🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role.
🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.
The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role.
Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.
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